Shirtless duo remove snake from busy WA footpath

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A surfer and a lacrosse player have teamed up to form an unlikely duo on West Coast Highway.

In a video, filmed from a nearby car, the shirtless and barefoot pair can be seen using their respective sporting equipment - lacrosse sticks and a surfboard - to scoop up a snake from a footpath and relocate it to the dunes.

The footage was posted to the Bell Tower Times Facebook page, and despite viewers heaping praise on the due for their heroics, West Australians are being urged to take caution during snake season.

Wildlife experts are warning people to mow grass, tidy up their backyard, get rid of scrap metal laying around, clean up aviaries and chicken coops and use traps to reduce rat and mice populations, which attract snakes.

The Health Department said there had been 179 snake bites recorded in WA to the end of October this year, while last year there were a total of 295 bites recorded, up from 280 in 2016.

If you do need a snake removed, call the Wildcare helpline on 9474 9055 and a trained volunteer might be able to attend and safely catch and relocate the snake.